Learning the Violin : How to Choose a Violin

When choosing a violin, one rule of thumb is that the older the violin is, the better it typically sounds. Learn what to look for when choosing a violin with tips from an experienced violinist in this free video on choosing violins.

Expert: Teresa Neumann
Contact: www.vcfalbany.org
Bio: Teresa Neumann he has been playing the violin for her church for more than 20 years.
Filmmaker: Luke Neumann

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• violins
• violin strings
• violin shoulder rests
• violin bows

[rbodinnar]

@boobs1204 Why is she wearing a right handed scarf then?

[boobs1204]

@rbodinnar she was just doing that to give us a better view duh

[suusjeh07]

Bad video, just bad.. What about testing a violin at the violin-builder and searching one out for the sounds of the high/low notes? And what about searching for a proper bow?

[rbodinnar]

@djfriimixx right handed violin.

[djfriimixx]

@rbodinnar LEFTY

[rbodinnar]

Yikes! The violin goes on the left shoulder actually. Not the Right. I suspect perhaps you are not really a violinist?

[rbodinnar]

In my shop I ask students to not be biased against new or old instruments,

just choose the violin that is best for you.

As for the price question,... violins take about 2 months to hand make.

2 Months of wages is a lot of money, not to mention the cost of quality tone wood.... so $2000 is actually not much for a real violin.

[PikKirby]

Goofy violin player? O_o

[Warmarshall1]

@fatimajoe why would it ever be too late to play an instrument? I don't see why it would! saying it's too late to learn an instrument is like saying it's too late to learn how to drive. you don't have to learn, but it's always good to know how to do it :). hopefully you enjoy learning, and playing violin :)

[egonfmattos]

She's holding the violin on the right side...